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	Norwegian-American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They are the descendants of Norwegian immigrants who came to America primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century.
		It is generally agreed that the Norwegian settlers in Greenland founded the capital settlement of Vinland at L'Anse aux Meadows, and that their territory encompassed the whole of the isle of Newfoundland.
		Norwegian immigration to America in the post-Columbian era began in 1825, when several dozen Norwegians left Stavanger bound for America on the sloop Restauration (often called the "Norwegian Mayflower") under the leadership of Cleng Peerson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian-American (1653 words)

	Norwegian Constitution Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year.
		The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814.
		To commemorate his contribution, the russ in Oslo place an oversized hat on his statue near the Norwegian parliament; the Jewish community place a wreath on his grave in the morning as a tribute to his efforts on their behalf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian_Constitution_Day (1199 words)

	Constitution Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country.
		Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy:
		The US Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, but in 1952, President Harry S. Truman made September 17 Citizenship Day instead of calling it Constitution Day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitution_Day (187 words)

	Norway: Norwegian Constitution Day - Nasjonaldagen 17. Mai - Bergen: Articles and useful information - Bergen Articles ...
		But the constitutional form of the Kingdom was in all main respects such as was laid down in the Constitution of 17 May, and the union with Sweden was so loose that it could be dissolved in 1905 without either kingdom being seriously affected as a result.
		Norwegian policy in the 1820s was characterized by a struggle to defend that which had been gained in 1814, the defense of the Constitution which formed a bulwark for national independence.
		The day was no longer regarded as a day of national unity, but a day of strife, when conservatives and liberals voiced their political standpoints in town after town, each with their own 17th of May speakers and their own 17th of May processions.
	www.bergen-guide.com /341.htm (2688 words)

	What is the 17th of May Syttende Mai Norwegian Constitution Day Celebration Seattle Washington
		Norwegian Constitution Day or "grunnlovsdag," commonly known as "Syttende Mai" or the 17th of May is a celebration of the day in 1814 when Norway’s constitution was signed in the town of Eidsvoll, Norway.
		The 17th of May Festival is sponsored by the Norwegian 17th of May Committee, an independent, nonprofit organization founded to commemorate Norwegian Constitution Day.
		He was the son of one of the signers of the Constitution, and a very strong advocate for Norway’s Constitution and Syttende Mai celebrations.
	www.syttendemaiseattle.com /what.shtml (540 words)

	Constitution of Norway - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Norwegian constitution was inspired by the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the French revolution in 1789 and the subsequent U.S. and French constitutions, and is considered one of the most radical constitutions in the world at that time.
		To keep the constitution as consistent as possible, changes are written in a language close to that introduced in the linguistic revision of the constitution in 1903, that is a very conservative Dano-Norwegian.
		The Norwegian High Court of the Realm is warranted by the constitution and was frequently (mis)used by the Storting as a political tool to control the government in the 19th century, but no impeachments have been made since 1927.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Constitution_of_Norway (968 words)

	Odin Archive - The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The representatives elected in the aforesaid manner shall constitute the Storting of the Kingdom of Norway.
		As soon as the Storting is constituted, the King, or whoever he appoints for the purpose, shall open its proceedings with a Speech, in which he shall inform it of the state of the Realm and of the issues to which he particularly desires to call the attention of the Storting.
		An amendment to the Constitution adopted in the manner aforesaid shall be signed by the President and the Secretary of the Storting, and shall be sent to the King for public announcement in print, as an applicable provision of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway.
	www.odin.dep.no /odin/engelsk/norway/system/032005-990424 (6240 words)

	Norway: Independence Day
		The constitution of the Kingdom of Norway proclaimed by the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold on the 17th of May 1814.
		And being "fair" is one of the nicest of Norwegian characteristics and it pervades all of society.
		Norwegian policy in the 1820s was characterized by a struggle to defend that which had been gained in 1814, the defence of the Constitution which formed a bulwark for national independence.
	park.org /Guests/Stavanger/may17.htm (3135 words)

	ATH 175 Peoples of the World
		Constitution Day is a day that celebrates Norway 's independence from Denmark and Sweden.
		Constitution Day is recognized in every free country, but Norwegians put forth the extra effort in celebrating Constitution Day.
		Constitutional Day allowed Norway to form their own government, which is currently a constitutional monarchy.
	www.units.muohio.edu /ath175/student/STINEMKW (1333 words)

	Today in History: May 17
		Norwegian Constitution Day: A commemoration of the adoption of Norway's constitution in 1814." />
		May 17 is Norwegian Constitution Day, a commemoration of the adoption of Norway's constitution in 1814.
		A.H. Bratferg was among the many Norwegians who immigrated to the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/may17.html (992 words)

	Syttende Mai - Grunnlovsdagen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Norwegians had been under Danish rule for over 400 years and were not particularly thrilled to exchange one crown for another, so as a step to independence a group of 112 representatives met in Eidsvoll to draft a constitution.
		A plebiscite proved that this was indeed the case, with 99.95% voting in favor of dissolution of the union with Sweden.
		But the date of the signing of the constitution, 17 May, has continued to be the day for national celebration, a date which is fixed firmly in the hearts of Norwegians everywhere.
	user.mc.net /~norbie/son/syttendemai.html (271 words)

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		Norwegians all over the world celebrate the day, and the Norwegians in Pattaya were no exception.
		The speech of the day was given by Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag, who took us through the history of celebrating the 17th of May. Because Norway was united with Sweden from 1814 it was illegal to celebrate the day until 1827.
		But some Norwegians in Thailand thought that the tradition should be continued, and for the first time a 17th of May medal was struck for the Norwegian community in Thailand.
	www.pattayamail.com /356/norwayday.htm (974 words)

	Independence Day - Official Travel Guide to Norway - visitnorway.com
		It was on this day in 1814 that Norway's constitution was signed by the national assembly at Eidsvoll, making Norway a free and independent nation.
		The Norwegian constitution was the most modern in Europe at the time.
		It is the spring celebration, from the lowliest backwater to the capital city, where the royal family waves to the passing procession from the palace balcony.
	www.visitnorway.com /templates/NTRarticle.aspx?id=29115 (252 words)

	Henrik Wergeland - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was the eldest son of Nikolai Wergeland (1780–1848), who had been a member of the constitutional assembly which proclaimed the independence of Norway in 1814 at Eidsvold.
		He was a main force behind the celebration of Norway's constitution day on May 17, and his grave and statues are always decorated by students and school children every year.
		On Norwegian Constitution Day, it receives an annual wreath of flowers from students at the University of Oslo.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Henrik_Wergeland (653 words)

	ANSA Rapid City
		The graduation dinner is a formal dinner held for the Norwegian students that graduate before Christmas, and for their friends and family.
		The graduation party is a dinner with party afterwards, that is held for the Norwegian students that graduate before summer, and for their friends and family.
		The Norwegian students here usually have visitors from Norway like friends and family, and want to spend the Constitution day in Rapid City before they travel around in the US.
	www.sdsmt.edu /student-orgs/ansa/index.php?page=ansa-rapidcity-events (761 words)

	KFOR Online Homepage
		Wearing green and celebrating with mainly men wearing green, the Colonel had to settle with the fact that only a couple of the colorful Norwegian national costumes were to be seen in the KFOR version of a traditional Norwegian outdoor parade.
		Parading through the streets at the multinational community in Film City, waving Norwegian flags and singing the national anthem, they also managed to draw a lot of attention from their KFOR comrades on this day.
		Commenting upon today's situation in Kosovo, the Norwegian Senior officer also drew parallels in his memorial speech to the newly UN issue of a key legal document paving the way for provisional self-government in Kosovo.
	www.nato.int /kfor/chronicle/2001/nr_010517a.htm (537 words)

	Syttende Mai
		May 17 is also Norway’s Constitution Day, commemorating independence and the establishment of a national constitution in 1814.
		Norwegians everywhere celebrate this day, and in Norway, it is an all day event including children’s processions, games, music, food, and fun.
		They were red or blue or green russ, depending on what branch of education they studied and they put on skits and drove funny decorated cars and really had a great time.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/norwegian_culture/91843 (598 words)

	St. Olaf College \| Northfield, Minnesota, USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Many of the activities are organized by the Norwegian professors, students from Norway, and students in the Norwegian House or the Norwegian Club.
		There will be short presentations in Norwegian on a variety of topics about modern Norway given by students from Norway, the residents in the Norwegian House, Norwegian majors, or Nordic Studies concentrators.
		At the end of spring semester, the Norwegian Department sponsors a 17th of May Breakfast to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day.
	www.stolaf.edu /depts/norwegian/house/activities.html (776 words)

	Dannevirke Scandinavian Club - Norwegian Constitution Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The general programme for the day included the town-wide ceremonial event held at Norsewood throughout the day, the more formal event held in Palmerston North in the afternoon, and a meal in the evening in Masterton.
		For some years, Norsewood has celebrated Norway's Constitution Day as a major event on its calendar, however, this year the weather was not good.
		In one talk, Mrs Bella Andersen spoke about how her family was only now severing ties with the family farm in the district, which her forebears, the Mortensens, had farmed since the time of the Scandinavian settlement in the area in 1872.
	www.geocities.com /scandannevirke/norconstday.html (388 words)

	The Big Apple: Norwegian-American Day Parade
		The Norwegian-American Day Parade (also called the “Nowegian Constitution Day Parade”) celebrates the city’s Norwegian heritage on the day of the signing of Norway’s Constitution.
		Norwegian singer Gesille will be singing both the Norwegian and the USA National Anthems at the end of the National Day parade at appoximately 3 pm.
		The Premier, on his first visit to this country, and Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne addressed 2,200 persons of Norwegian birth or ancestry at a celebration in the Brooklyn Academy of Music of Norway’s Constitution Day.
	www.barrypopik.com /article/1020/norwegian-american-day-parade (809 words)

	Norwegian Society of Texas
		Membership is open to all native born Norwegians, their descendants, spouses, or to anyone who is interested in N.S.T. 's objectives.
		Cleng Peerson, the "father of Norwegian immigration," first came to Texas in 1849 and we proudly honor him and the fact that his final resting place is in the Norse Cemetery.
		The activities of the 25 År Jubileum of the Norwegian Society of Texas (NST) kicked off with the arrival of Ragnar and Kari Thorseth at the Holiday Inn Select ö North Dallas on Friday, March 10, 2000 for an informal reception at the hotel for the Thorsethâs and attended by about 35 people.
	www.norwegiansocietytexas.org /nstmain.html (864 words)

	National - Europe - EuroNews! - Norway's National Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These people are Norwegians, and the 17th is their national day — hence the silly outfits.
		Today, Constitution Day mainly focuses on children and young people, because they represent the future of the nation.
		Norwegians celebrate their national day by wearing a traditional costume, called the bunad.
	www.youngscot.org /channels/europe?a=d&s=51&sr=73&ss=373 (412 words)

	River of Song: Music Along the River
		Traditional Music is one of the symbols that bind Norwegian Americans to each other and to past generations, from the fjords and valleys of Norway to the farms and cities of Minnesota.
		As Norwegian historian Lars Reinton put it, "Norway is a country of many' nations which naturally draw together when they get outside the country." (8) In America, sharing a Norwegian background gradually became more important than the heritage of any one district.
		It is demonstrated through participation in activities of the Lutheran church and in the fondness for art forms such as rosemaling and Hardanger lace and in the preference for the Norwegian style of oldtime music.
	www.pbs.org /riverofsong/music/e1-old-time.html (1312 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Celebrating Norwegian ancestry
		And while Ballard is no longer the hub of the region's Nordic community as it was in the days when Scandinavians went to dine and dance at the old Norway Center, the Norwegian community is not only alive but flourishing, having grown by 3,000 members in King County alone between 1990 and 2000.
		She and others planned a dinner for the Norwegian Commercial Club and failed to tell the caterers that boiled potatoes are as essential as, well, a knife and fork among some older members.
		Her mother had Norwegian ancestry and a deep sense of heritage, and in the 1970s, the family moved to Norway, where Foote's father worked as an oceanographer.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002276219_norsk16m.html (1601 words)

	Orkney News Archive: Norwegian Constitution Day celebrations 2003
		Flowers will be placed on Norwegian war graves in St Olaf Cemetery and also in the graveyards at Lyness and Westray by Orkney Norway Friendship Association Members and Norwegian visitors.
		Constitution Day Recital featuring the Orkney Traditional Music Group (fiddlers and accordionists) and Fran Gray, Lesley MacLeod and Hamish Bayne in St Magnus Cathedral playing Orcadian and Scandanavian Traditional Music.
		Flag bearers, children and Kirkwall Pipe Band proceed with the Annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade or Tog commencing at the Kirkwall Pier head and proceeding to St Magnus Cathedral.
	www.orcadian.co.uk /archive/2003/const2003.htm (279 words)

	17th of May in DC/Maryland (Norway - the official site in the United States)
		Each year, we celebrate the Norwegian Constitution Day with a family picnic in the outskirts of Washington, D.C. This year is no different.
		May 17th is the day of the year every Norwegian child looks forward to: a magic day for parades, music, ice cream and fun.
		The event is organized by The Royal Norwegian Embassy, Sons of Norway (Washington Lodge 428), The Norwegian Society of Washington, DC and the Norwegian Church Service in Washington, DC.
	www.norway.org /culture/heritage/17mai2004washington.htm (236 words)

	Swedes, Norwegians to mark the independence of Norway \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Norwegians and Swedes, so the jokes go, don't often see eye to eye.
		Local festivities celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day begin Sunday at the House of Norway in Balboa Park, starting with an open house from noon to 4 p.m.
		On Tuesday, the actual Constitution Day, the Norwegian flag will be raised at 9 a.m.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050513/news_1c13norway.html (269 words)

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